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Did you know members of Congress can be jerks?
It's always entertainting the way certain politicians talk about environmental issues. This weird exchange in Congress is no different. The scene is a committee hearing on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), a notorious drilling advocate and Rep. Doc Read more
Cornageddon – Congress Ends Subsidies for Corn-based Ethanol
- January 16, 2014
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This is a long overdue. As reported by Detroit News: The United States has ended a 30-year tax subsidy for corn-based ethanol that cost taxpayers $ 6 billion annually, and ended a tariff on imported Brazilian ethanol. Congress adjourned for Read more
Congress Rejects Healthier School Lunches and Insists Pizza is a Vegetable
- October 16, 2013
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This from the Associated Press: Congress wants to keep pizza and french fries on school lunch lines, fighting back against an Obama administration proposal to make school lunches healthier. The final version of a spending bill released late Monday would Read more
Gulf residents march 1,200 miles to congress
- April 15, 2011
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Almost one year after the BP spill and residents in the gulf are still dealing with the effects, their concerns ignored – all the while politicians fight for more drilling. Now, a courageous group of residents and activists walked from Louisiana for Washington to protest Read more
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